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Tottenham 0 Liverpool 2: Salah on the spot as Reds seal Champions League glory

Champions League final: Jurgen Klopp ended his and Liverpool's wait for silverware as Mohamed Salah and Divock Origi bookended a 2-0 win over Tottenham.

Mohamed Salah

Madrid, June 2: Mohamed Salah put last season's final heartbreak behind him by setting up a 2-0 win over Tottenham in Madrid and a sixth Champions League triumph for Liverpool.

Egypt star Salah was infamously injured in a challenge with Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos before the Reds subsided to a 3-1 defeat in Kiev 12 months ago but grabbed the opener in a largely forgettable contest at the Wanda Metropolitano.

The Premier League Golden Boot winner dispatched a second-minute penalty after Moussa Sissoko was penalised for handball.

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Liverpool and their Premier League counterparts played in fits and starts thereafter, with Spurs enjoying their most consistent spell of pressure before substitute Divock Origi added to his semi-final brace against Barcelona by drilling clinically into the bottom-right corner three minutes from time.

Story first published: Sunday, June 2, 2019, 2:35 [IST]
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